Seaweed and Shellwork Picture with Inscription

Shellwork and seaweed picture with inscription, 19th century,…
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Shellwork and seaweed picture with inscription, 19th century, hand written 'We are not weeds we are flowers of the sea...', in oval giltwood frame, 32 x 40 cm. Provenance: Ancanthe Antiques, Tasmania. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney

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  • Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.

    Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.

    Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.

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